Window-cleaner.



S. J. JONES. wmnow CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.11,1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

2 SEEBTSSHEET 1.

S. J. JONES.

WINDOW CLEANER.

APPLICATION 15mm SEPT. 11, 1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

2 BHEETS-EHBET 2.

5] 14 uewto'o [Q/(j I 19 /5 I jizerma SHERMAN J. JONES, OF CHICiGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW-CLEANER.

Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented line 24, 191 3.

Application filed -September;11,:1&12. Serial No. 719,849.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, SHERMAN J JONES, a citizen of the United-States, residing atChicage, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Window-Cleaners, of which the 'following is a specification.

This invention relates to window cleaning devices for carriers such as automobiles; and has for an object to :provide a cleaning device which maybe-mounted upon the window of the carrier and operable thereon whereby the drivers view portion of the window may be relieved of snow, sleet, or view obstructing elements when the machine is traveling in inclement weather.

Another object of the invention-is to provide means for automatically restoring the squeegee .to an operative position above the view portion of the window and :for moving the squeegee with relation to said view portion.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for cushioning the return of the squeegee so as to prevent accidental derangement-of the companion parts of the structure through impact thereof with the spring casings.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for .mounting the squeegee guide rods whereby they may be readily connected with or disconnected from the window as the-occasion may demand.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features, of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of an automobile dashboard, showing the application of the window cleaning attachment thereto; Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the window .and through a portion of the cleaning attachment and indicating in full lines the disengaged position of the squeegee and in dotted lines the scraping and cleaning position of the squeegee; Fig; 3 is a perspective view of the squeegee; 'Fig. 4 is a side view of a portion of one of the guide rods, showing the manner of connecting the spring thereto; Fig. 5 is a section on an enlarged scale throughzthe squeegee, showing the application thereof to't-heguide rods and illustrating the different adjusted positions of the wiping surface of the: squeegee;

and Fig. 6 is a section through a portion of the window, showing the rod supporting bracket thereon and illustrating in dotted lines a medium of screw fastenings 2 to the sides of 1 the frame of the window-B and disposed preferably at the upper corners of the view portion C. Vertical casings 3 on the brackets 1 are disposed adjacent tothe vertical edges of the View portion C and as shown eachcasing is provided" with an open lower end 4 and a closed upper enda'i, the latter having a centrally-arranged vertical opening6 therein for a purpose to be here inafter described. Brackets] are secured. to the frame of the window B and disposed directly beneath the firstnamed brackets 1) The-brackets 7 are provided with extensions -8, which are disposed in axial alinement with the openings 6, in the heads 5. of the casings 3. Each of said extensions 1 has formed therein an opening -9 having walls 10, which are flared upwardly and outwardly and walls 11,-which are flared downwardly and outwardly. I

Vertical guide rods 12 are provided with upper reduced portions 13 and 14 and lower threaded portions 15. The portions 15 extend through the vertical openings 9 in the brackets 7 while the :reduced portions 14 extend into the vertical openings 6 in the heads v5. Shoulders 16 are formed on the rods incident to the arrangement ,of the companion reduced portions 13 and :14 and as illustrated 'these shoulders are designed to bear against the under sides of the heads '5. In this manner the rods 12 are held against PfiSSiIlg entirely throughthe heads, as is understood. The threaded portions 15 of the guide rods '12 accommodate adjusting and stop nuts '17, which are adapted to bear against the extensions 8 of :the lower brackets 7 whereby the :rods 12 may be adjusted vertically to insure the proper engagement 1 of the shoulders 16 against the heads 5. The nuts 17 also form stops to hold the brackets '7.

A squeegee 18 is mounted to slide Vertically on the companion guide rods 12, and, as illustrated, it comprises a head 19, to which is secured a cleaning strip 20 of elastic material. This strip is preferably coextensive in length with the View portion C of the window,- so that the latter may be cleaned throughout when the surface 21 of the strip 20 is brought into direct sliding contact therewith. The head 19 is provided with substantially spherical guides 22, which are apertured at 23 to receive the rods 12. Said passages have walls 24, which are flared upwardly and outwardly and walls '25, which are flared downwardly and outwardly, whereby the squeegee is mounted for movement With relation to the view portion C of the window. Forked integralportions 26 of the head 19 receive the rods 12in such manner as will accommodate rocking adjustments of the squeegee. These portions of the head have'the lower ends of.

nut 32. This nut is adapted'to be adjusted against the uppermost convolution of the portion 28, so that the upper part of the spring is securely confined between the clamping nut- 32 and the shoulder 30. Spring buffers 33 on the forked portions 26 of the squeegee head are designed to engage against the lower ends of the casings 3, so as to cushion the squeegee on its return to its initial position. The bufier springs are desirablein that the sudden shock is eliminated between the casings 3 and the squeegee, and as a consequence the different parts of the structure are held against accidental derangement. With a view to employing manually controlled means for moving the squeegee vertically, and for also tilting the same so as to insure the cleaning contact of the strip 20 with the view portion C, I'employ a rod 32, which has connection at 33' with the squeegee head. At 34, the rod extends through a guide 35 and then horizontally along the window. as at 36, beneath the view portion C and then upwardly, as at 37, adjacent to one end of this view portion C where it is terminally equipped with a controlling handle 38. This handle may be disposed withinconvenient reach of the operator of the machine, whereby it may be manually depressed to thereby cause cleaning movements to be imparted to the squeegee head and to also force the strip 20 of? the 7 head into cleaning contact with the portion C.

The openings 9 as formed in the brackets 8 are such that. the nuts 17 may be adjusted on the rods 12, whereby the portions 6 of the latter may be withdrawn from the centrallydisposed openings in the heads 5. The rods 12 are then-drawn downwardly until their upper portions are disposed slightly below the plane of the lower ends of the casings 3. Now, the rods maybe tilted and then drawn upwardly, so that both the rods and the cleaning head of the structure and the' ably mounted upon the rods, and means in the casings for yieldingly sustaining the squeegee in one position.

2. A window cleaner comprising, casings adapted to be mounted upon the window at points adjacent to the upper corners of the transparent panel thereof, brackets adapted to be secured to the window at points below the edge of the transparent panel and in axial alinement with said casings, guide rods adjustably mounted between the casings and brackets, a rocking squeegee slidably mounted uponthe rods, means in the casings for yieldingly sustaining the squeegee in one position, and a buffer carried by the squeegee and adapted to contact with the casings.

3. A window cleaner comprising casings adapted to be secured to-the window at points adjacent to the upper corners of the transparent panel thereof. said casings hav-.

ing open lower ends and upper ends provided with heads, the head of each casing having a central. opening therein, brackets adapted to be secured to the window and disposed below the edge of the casings and arranged in axial alinement therewith, rods having other portions fitting in the brackets and having portions extending into the casings and formed with reduced ends extending into the central openings of said heads, a rocking-squeegee slidably mounted on the rods, means for sustaining the squeegee in one position and for rocking the same in one direction, and means I'orimparting sliding movement to the squeegee and for rocking the same in another direction.

it A window cleaner comprising, casings adamted to he secured to the window at points adjacent to the upper corners of the tl'illlSptll'QIlt panel thereof, brackets adapted to he secured to the window in alinementwith the casings, rods connecting the hracliets with the casings. a squeegee mounted for rocking and sliding movements respectively on the rods. sp ings emln'acing the rods and having their lower portions secured to the squeegee. shoulders formed on the rods within the casings. the said springs having upper reduced convolutions surroimding the upper ends of the rods and adjustable means on the rods hearing against the said reduced convolutions and confining the same against said shoulde 5. A window cleaner comprising casings adapted to be secured to the window at n'vints adjacent to the upper corners of the trans nirent panel thereof, brackets adapted to be secured to the window in line with the casings. rods having upper portions connected with the casings and having lower portions extending through the brackets, the brackets having openings therein accommodating the lower portions of the rods whereby the latter may he rocked with relation to the window, and a squeegee adjustable longitudinally on the rods and adapted for rocking movement with relation to the transparent panel of the window.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SHERMAN J. JONES Witnesses:

J. L. Pyi'rox, VViLL X. JOHNSON. 

